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Science Vocabulary
Science words to learn
Term | Definition |
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Label | To show what something means |
scale | A use of measurement |
plot | To find where on your graph you will put a "dot" to represent a piece of data |
interpret | explain the meaning |
variable | not consistent |
independent variable | variable that can be controlled by the experimenter |
dependent variable | the variable that is directly affected by the independent variable |
problem | a matter or situation that is harmful |
research | investigate systematically |
hypothesis | an educated guess |
experiment | a scientific procedure to test your hypothesis |
data | information collected |
conclusion | a judgement or decision by reasoning |
control group | group that doesn't get anything in the experiment |
experimental group | group that gets whats being experimented |
constant | something that stays the same in both groups |
control variable | something that never changes in the experiment |
placebo | sugar water that is fooled to be a medicine pill |